GANG wars have left the municipality unable to deliver services since Monday, 5 December.
For the past week, Manenberg in the Western Cape, has been a war zone - turning it into a no-go area even for municipal officials.
Urban Waste Management MMC Grant Twigg said allowing workers to enter the area would expose them to risk.
He appealed to residents to take their rubbish to nearby recycling centres.
"Residents are advised that refuse collection services in the area have been disrupted since Monday due to gang violence, which is placing staff at risk," he said.
Twigg said in the event that residents could not get to recycling centres, they should keep the rubbish at home until next week. "During this time, residents should keep their bins on their properties until collection day next week. Please, do not resort to illegal dumping," he said.
Meanwhile, on Tuesday, Metro cops recovered a gun after responding to a shooting in the area at about 2pm.
Spokeswoman Ruth Solomons said: "The cops spotted four men. One was armed and opened fire on officers before dumping the firearm and fleeing.
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"Officers recovered the firearm and the suspect was later arrested. The 21-year-old was detained at Manenberg SAPS."
Police oversight and Community Safety MEC Reagen Allen visited Manenberg on Monday following a bloody weekend. said shootings that had been ongoing since the beginning of this month had left to four people dead., including a 69-year-old gogo.
"Officers have arrested 17 suspects and confiscated four firearms," he said.
